Agree with you Rob.N this is good news indeed. its a great prog and appeals to many, not just youngsters but to their more midle aged parents too. I know from experience that its the “middle aged” parents who need the “education” and exposure to how normal being gay is!! Many of my friends and associataes find it hard to accept that i have a gay son, they consantly look for reasons and excuses as to why he may be gay. they can’t accept that its just the way he is and that both he and us as parents are cool about it!!

“Outnumbered” might not have a gay character but the way the little daughter explained Lesbians to her mum was outragously funny last week! If we must be laughed with and not at, then this is also a good move!

Oo, I used to fancy him. Now I fancy his sister (and have since she was smoky and lovely and slightly evil in Torchwood). He’s been a ladies man for years, though; if he just decides he’s gay then I’ll… still not watch it. The one episode that Barrowman was in was painful enough.

He should coem out as bi, but the BBC have bi-blindness. Just look at Ianto Jones, one of the most popular and prominent bisexual characters ever – “A straight man in a gay relationship”. Jack only gets away with it because he’s not from around here – in the BBC’s mind, you have to be alien to be bi.

Yet another “gay storyline”!! Our lives are being used just to make these tv shows “more racy and appealing to a younger audience” How pathetic!! All we are to these broadcasters are “storylines” to be disposed of when the storyline ends.

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